Letter: Paul Goggins's support for civil partnerships legislation

http://www.theguardian.com/global/2014/jan/13/paul-goggins-obituary-letter

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Although Paul Goggins was not convinced by the detail of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013, he supported civil partnerships legislation and voted consistently for progressive LGBT rights legislation.

When he foresaw religiously controversial aspects arising, he was always prompt to seek advice, and find ways through, which would enable him and other Catholic MPs to vote in favour. He applied his principles of social justice to this area of political policy, finding no conflict between his support for LGBT people and his Catholic faith. Indeed, he said once that he gave such support because of, and not in spite of, his theological and social justice beliefs.

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